McDonough v. Smith
E1222642
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McDonough v. Smith is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified when the statute of limitations begins to run for a fabricated-evidence due process claim under Section 1983, holding that it accrues only once the underlying criminal proceedings have terminated in the defendant’s favor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| McDonough v. Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16600029 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McDonough v. Smith Context triple: [Heck v. Humphrey, precedentFor, McDonough v. Smith]
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A.
McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
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B.
Collin v. Smith
Collin v. Smith is a U.S. federal court case that addressed the constitutionality of local ordinances restricting a planned Nazi march in Skokie, Illinois, ultimately affirming strong First Amendment protections for offensive political speech.
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C.
Ogden v. Saunders
Ogden v. Saunders is an 1827 U.S. Supreme Court case, known for Justice Bushrod Washington’s opinion addressing the constitutionality of state bankruptcy laws under the Contract Clause.
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D.
Coyle v. Smith
Coyle v. Smith was a 1911 U.S. Supreme Court case that held Congress cannot dictate the permanent location of a state’s capital as a condition of its admission to the Union, affirming the equal footing of new states with existing ones.
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E.
Gooding v. Wilson
Gooding v. Wilson is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the “fighting words” doctrine and struck down a Georgia statute as unconstitutionally overbroad under the First Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McDonough v. Smith Target entity description: McDonough v. Smith is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified when the statute of limitations begins to run for a fabricated-evidence due process claim under Section 1983, holding that it accrues only once the underlying criminal proceedings have terminated in the defendant’s favor.
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A.
McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
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B.
Collin v. Smith
Collin v. Smith is a U.S. federal court case that addressed the constitutionality of local ordinances restricting a planned Nazi march in Skokie, Illinois, ultimately affirming strong First Amendment protections for offensive political speech.
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C.
Ogden v. Saunders
Ogden v. Saunders is an 1827 U.S. Supreme Court case, known for Justice Bushrod Washington’s opinion addressing the constitutionality of state bankruptcy laws under the Contract Clause.
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D.
Coyle v. Smith
Coyle v. Smith was a 1911 U.S. Supreme Court case that held Congress cannot dictate the permanent location of a state’s capital as a condition of its admission to the Union, affirming the equal footing of new states with existing ones.
-
E.
Gooding v. Wilson
Gooding v. Wilson is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the “fighting words” doctrine and struck down a Georgia statute as unconstitutionally overbroad under the First Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Heck v. Humphrey